Puppy log!

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Characters: Faolan and anyone else who wants to play
Open? Completely!
Where: All over Schwanheim and environs
When: The day and night of the 9th
What: As it's a full moon, it's puppy time!
Warnings:Puppy kisses for everyone!

Faolan had woken with plans to follow the expedition into the forest [it had worked so well during the beanstalk expedition, after all]. However, he woke with the urge to scratch his skin off, which reminded him that it was a full moon [not that he'd forgotten, really, he just wanted to play with everyone]. As this was a new place, he thought it would be best if people didn't see him change. This meant being in wolf form all day. Not really a problem, then.


A half-grown puppy may be found chasing squirrels and birds, running around town, rolling in the grass, chasing his own tail, sitting and looking at the bulletin board, or watching forlornly as Sif and co. leave for the forest. It is very simple to get his attention, and he'd love to play with all of you!

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[sorcerous]

And here is Loki, scooping that puppy into his hands and peering at its eyes. The truth of a person's identity may always be found in the eyes, of course.

"Ah," he says. "Hello, then."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Wow! He's being lifted. Who is it? Who is it?

Faolan squirms and turns, his tail frantically swishing to see a favored person.

Hi Loki! Hi Loki!

Loki is treated to puppy kisses.

[sorcerous]

Ah, there; Loki cradles the pup close to his chest, scratching his fur.

"So, little one," he murmurs, "would you like to run with me? I think I can manage a wolf's form, now, if it isn't for too long."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan's ears flatten a bit in pleasure at the scratching, and his tail thumps against Loki happily.

He perks up. Run with Loki? Loki can be a wolf? Hooray! Hooray!

[sorcerous]

It has been some time... and he has transformed so often lately. It is something he ordinarily reserves for rare occasions, for times of need, but something in him wants to push and push here. Press his limits.

He sets Faolan down, and he takes a breath. A smooth exhale, and when it is done, there is a dark-colored wolf by Faolan.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan capered around him happily, yipping a few times. Then he nuzzled close, muzzle to muzzle with the larger wolf.

[sorcerous]

Loki licked him, roughly, nearly toppling him over. Nudged at Faolan, urging him along, and then set into an easy lope, headed out of town.

All these scents -- human, animal, fire and food and waste -- do poorly on his wolf's nose. He would rather be out in the harmony of wood, earth, blood.

He is ungainly, as of yet, not quite used to a wolf's form and a wolf's gait. It has been a long time.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan, far smaller than Loki, had to scramble and trot to keep up. But he did it very happily, bouncing around Loki whenever he could. He hadn't had another wolf to play with since he'd been separated from the Pack.

[sorcerous]

His pace varied; he sped up, slowed, trotted, let Faolan chase him when the occasion arose. Playful, but wild, too; Loki could feel the soul of the wolf rise in him, jagged as mountain cliffs, untamed as the wind.

He wanted to hunt.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan picked up the hunting vibe from Loki and perked up considerably. He loved to hunt, and hunting with another wolf would be more instructional than hunting with Hawk [although nothing could be more fun than hunting with his Daddy, of course].

He bounced a few times, quivering with eagerness and the unvoiced request to come along too.

[sorcerous]

He turned and crouched low, giving the pup a little nudge with his nose. Of course; he would not hunt alone. It would be a pleasure to teach another, even if they only came up with rabbits and squirrels.

He gave a little follow-me kind of whuff and started to move close to the ground, quick and silent, with frequent pauses to see if Faolan was imitating him in style as well as speed.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Hunting required stealth! Faolan followed Loki, doing his best to imitate his movements. This involved too much watching Loki and not enough watching for movement. Not good.

Faolan paused while he tried to come up with a new plan.

[sorcerous]

Loki glanced back and gave a bark. He was teaching Faolan how to move; then they would go after prey. Learn from the beginning!

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Oh! Faolan darted to Loki's side to nuzzle him, then dropped to his belly and watched intently.

[sorcerous]

Look, Faolan; look how he places his paws, delicately, look how he moves with the wind, with sound to cover what he does. Look how he watches where he goes, hops and changes his gait with the ground he covers.

-- A few more minutes of this, and Loki will be satisfied.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan watches intently, tail thumping the ground when he figures things out. Rising to his feet, he imitates the movement, looking to Loki for approval.

[sorcerous]

Not... amazing, but good for a first attempt, so here's Loki, ducking down close to the ground and giving Faolan a tongue bath for his troubles. Someone needs to tame that fuzz on top of the pup's head, anyway.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

The praise and the attention are equally appreciated, and Faolan nuzzles against Loki. He whines eagerly, hoping for hunting and bunnies.

[sorcerous]

Then it's time to give it a try.

Loki breaks into a loping run again, his head low, sniffing for any particularly enticing possibilities.

-- there! He catches the scent of a burrow of rabbits. Several of them. He nudges Faolan, with a little whuff of breath. Did he smell it?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Yes! Yes! Faolan smelled the rabbits! His tail swished in response to Loki's question. How do we get them out, Daddy?

[sorcerous]

Loki dragged his feet. Made a lot of noise, brushing around, as he slowly led Faolan in an arc.

And then he started moving silently again. Downwind of the rabbits, where they wouldn't smell either of the wolves.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Loki was a genius! Faolan followed carefully, watching for rabbity movement.

[sorcerous]

And now, they wait.

Loki kept his eyes carefully on the rabbit's burrow. Patient, and still.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Patient and still. Faolan sat next to Loki, glancing over at him to match his stillness.

This could not last long.

Thankfully, just as he'd started fidgeting, a rabbit popped its nose out of the burrow. His stillness was back full force as he watched eagerly for when the rabbit would be far enough that they could go after it.

[sorcerous]

Loki tensed, barely perceptibly. He was ready. It was a silent signal for Faolan to be the same.

Slowly, slowly, the rabbit emerged. She began to wander away, towards a patch of thick grass, flowers, weeds.

Once she was far enough away for Loki, he gave Faolan a nudge. Go on; give it a try.